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一首流傳深遠的勸善格言

Learned of this poem from my Buddhist-ish high school friend on Facebook with his AI postings: 「勸君莫做缺德事,家中自有還債人」是一首流傳深遠的勸善格言,核心在於警惕世人因果報應、積德行善與做人留有餘地的人生哲理。 [1] 全詩內容 勸君莫做缺德事,家中自有還債人。莫道因果無人見,遠在兒孫近在身。十分聰明用七分,留下三分與兒孫。抬頭莫怨神不佑,低頭自省有漏行。善惡到頭終有報,福禍皆由己釀成。 [1] 詩句白話解析 善惡到頭終有報,福禍皆由己釀成:善惡終有清算的一天,人生的福氣與災禍,並非憑空而降,全都是自己平日的所作所為所累積造就的。 [1] 勸君莫做缺德事,家中自有還債人:告誡人不要做損人利己、昧良心的壞事;若造了惡業,有時報應不會直接顯在自己身上,反而可能波及至親或後代,彷彿他們成了替你還債的人。 [1] 莫道因果無人見,遠在兒孫近在身:不要以為暗地裡做壞事就神不知鬼不覺。因果規律一直都在,時間一到,輕則報應在自己身上,重則延續到下一代。 [1, 2] 十分聰明用七分,留下三分與兒孫:做人做事不要太過精明、算盡或絕情;才華與心機只要保留七分即可,另外留三分厚道、福氣與轉圜的餘地給子孫。 [1] 抬頭莫怨神不佑,低頭自省有漏行:當遭遇不順或挫折時,不要一味埋怨老天或神明沒有保佑,而應當低頭自我反省,檢視自己言行舉止是否有疏漏或虧心之處。 [1, 2] The reason I make this entry … Continue reading →

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NJTransit - South Amboy to New York Penn.

Now, this direct line ($15.65) is more expensive than breaking the trip up as South Amboy to Rahway ($3.85) & Rahway to New York Penn. Station ($10.90). Whoever design the fare rates here is not very smart. Holes are punched … Continue reading →

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Private Lake House

After seeing DeerMeatForDinner's videos on Youtube, seeing their private lake and ranch, I do wish to have one. I remember back in OBU days, when we the international students were invited to one of the professor's lake house. That was … Continue reading →

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Stephen Tong's Q&A: Do not rush someone to serve

From Songs 8:4 - ...that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please. ... 不要惊动,不要叫醒我所亲爱的,等她自己情愿 . I believe this can also be a good verse against the concept of "consumer Christian". Against those who like tho urge … Continue reading →

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Book Review: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell

My rating: 2/5 I've skimmed the book briefly. Got audio version from youtube. The whole point of the book is to discover loop holes in societies, systems, etc. Someone (Gladwell) who had submitted 100s or 1000s of applications for greencard … Continue reading →

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Choosing a Church

Part 1: Practice extreme zero tolerance to any hindrance of the Gospel. This way, it helps one clearly discern much more than just what the church's affiliation title says. This is not the say that someone who is afraid or … Continue reading →

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Re-ban gay marriage

"Australia: Christians welcome same-sex marriage decision" http://feedly.com/k/1dsYP13

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Sexual by Design - Douglas Wilson

A series of lectures about God's creation. Which I have yet to watch. But must watch at the earliest time, hence, uncategorized category this entry goes.

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